Female Objectification: Devices & vices
Because of media depictions and cultural expectations, women are often reduced to their physical appearance and objectified. Some woman might look for a fake sense of self-identity through sexual experiences, which is often also promoted by peer pressure, social media and overall modern society.
Objectification & monetisation culture
Women can be judged or rated based on breast size , lips shape, hips etc.. reducing them to fantasy and sexual objects for the male gaze.
Objectification is at times, it seems ‘on demand’: Women's bodies are used to sell products, movies or advertisement, enforcing body stereotypes and the sexualization of girls and women. That can lead to the perverted monetisation of women's bodies while contributing to the false notion that women exist just for the sake of feeding one’s pleasure. In actuality, some of these women may be motivated by a variety of factors, including financial freedom, empowerment, or a genuine desire for self-expression. Cultural expectations and manipulation might also lead to women creating false personas and engaging in sexual behaviours that do not actually serve them.
The growth of the internet and social media has provided a venue for bullying of all sorts, online harassment and anonymous sexual harassment of women; Cyberbullying, revenge porn, blackmailing, smear campaigns, and other types of digital violence that seek to shame and control women seems democratised and almost expected on online environments.
OnlyFans & Influencers culture
A 2.0 modern version of sex workers becoming digital escorts selling over simplified life vision, superficial appearances and overall fantasy.
Some content, enticing pictures or suggestive poses would not look misplaced if put in a playboy catalog. Yet it sometimes take one person to question such behavior for the people concerned to also question what they are doing. We are sometimes lead astray by a fake sense of identity and even if on appearance certain person can come across provocative or arrogant, it is a deeply rooted broken self-esteem leading them to believe or act as they have nothing more to offer than flesh.
It is a social responsability to help people identify harmful behaviours by providing them the guidance, wisdom and love they need to make informed decisions. The proliferation of podcasts and platforms where woman are being humiliated for the online presence or life choices only serve the fragile ego of the people belittling them and trying to build a distorted sense of value for themselves by declaring that they are better than the people they are judging; However this is just another way of taking advantage of a woman vulnerability to shame them- which isn’t as glorious as what those people might think.
Conclusion
Media culture is simultaneously paying for and blaming woman for their appearances.
Women who choose to publish sexual content on platforms like OnlyFans or as influencers, may suffer criticism or societal reaction. This is an example of cultural double standards and judgement, in which women are frequently chastised for enjoying their sexuality or making body-related decisions. The culture, rather than providing advice or understanding, tends to perpetuate stigmas and moral judgements.
When woman finally gather the courage to denounce abuse, money trap and manipulation, they are often threaten with cancel culture, reputation destruction or career ending; Labelled by the world as taking advantage of a system and rejected by the same institutions/ community that benefited of them.
It is critical to provide direction and to create open talks about empowerment, consent, and individual agency; Often, woman are being asked to pick a side or considered willing to take the risk of being sexually abused: A woman exploring her female energy and making an income out of it or not, should be allowed to express her experiences without being dismissed.